The document discusses curriculum and competencies in East African education. It defines competence and competence-based curriculum, which focuses on outcomes rather than inputs. Tanzania introduced a competence-based curriculum in 2005 to replace a content-based system. However, implementing competence-based curriculum in Tanzania has faced challenges like overcrowded classrooms, poor infrastructure, and lack of teaching resources. The document examines how education can help Tanzania achieve its goal of becoming an industrialized, middle-income economy by 2025.

1. SCHOOL CURRICULUM
AND LEARNER
COMPETENCIES
BY: RAKSHITA P. BARMEDA
7003-B010: PEDAGOGICAL LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION
Competency
CBC
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Tz
CBC
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context
STEAM
STEAM
in
context
To what extent does the current curriculum
offered in primary OR secondary education in
East Africa prepare children with the
competencies required to function in an
emerging industrialized economy which is what
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania aspire to be?
Challeng
es

2. STEAM
in
context
STEAM
CBC
in
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CBC
in
Tz
Competency
..the ability to do something
successfully or efficiently –
Oxford English dictionary
…it signifies a teaching approach which
focuses on the knowledge, skills and
competences gained by a student as
result of learning.
Competence-based
education
programs are built
from the idea that
it is more
important to focus
on outcomes—what
a student knows
and can do—than
on inputs like how
the student learns
it, where the
student learns it, or
how long the
student takes to
learn it.
Competence-
based
curriculum is
directly linked to
the industrial
economy.
Challeng
es

3. 2005
COMPETENCE
BASED
CURRICULUM
(CBC)
Was introduced to
substitute the
content based
curriculum
• The education system has a great role in
determining the industrial development of
any country. What is happening in school has
a direct link with what will happen in the
community. This means that, as schools
produce individuals with high level
knowledge, skills, and competences, so will
the industries obtained skilled workers who
can produce quality goods.
COMPETENCE BASED
VS
CONTENT BASED
It is different from the
traditional content-based
curriculum which focused
on knowledge acquisition
and memorization.
CBC
in
Tz
Competency
STEAM
in
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STEAM
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Challeng
es
• The present government is
working hard to ensure that
by 2025 Tanzania becomes
an industrial nation with
middle income economy.
The ultimate goal of all
these efforts is to make
Tanzania a self-reliant
country, free from
dependence on donor
funding and aids from
developed countries.

4. STEAM
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STEAM
CBC
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context
Challenge
s
CBC
in
Tz
Competency
Competence-based curriculum
demands schools to have
enough teaching and learning
facilities which will enable
teachers and learners to
engage more in practical
activities rather than theory.
The implementation of the
competence based curriculum
has been challenging in
Tanzanian schools and
colleges
Overcrowded classrooms
Poor infrastructure
Lack of knowledge in teachers
Lack of flexibility in teachers
to adopt to new paradigms
Rigidity of the education
policies and guidelines
Intimidation and humiliation
of students
Teacher controlled learning
environment
Socio economic backrounds
Inadequate teaching &learning facilities
Overloaded curriculum

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Competency
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